Hey Hollywood Men: Donating your salary is a good start, but it shouldn’t end there

We need to talk about a trend that appears to be emerging in Hollywood’s post-Weinstein era. The era which declared Time’s Up on harassment and abuse. 

It’s a gesture that has the power to enact a tangible change in the industry, but it’s important it’s not hijacked by those in need of a quick PR fix when they find themselves in the midst of a controversy.

I’m talking about Hollywood men donating their salaries to charity after they find themselves in the midst of a public outcry.

Take Mark Wahlberg’s recent actions. He found himself the centre of a scandal after it emerged that his All The Money In The World co-star Michelle Williams was paid less than 1 percent of his hefty reshooting fee following the re-casting of Kevin Spacey. To save you the maths, Williams earned a mere $1,000, compared to Wahlberg’s $1.5 million for the reshoots. After Spacey was accused of sexual misconduct and harassment, director Ridley Scott decided to recast Christopher Plummer in his role, and reshoot all of Spacey’s scenes.  Read more…

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